need sorting and searching algorithm - help plz, urgent!
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Just can't figure it out. How am I supposed to know which socks are my wife's, my young son's, my daughter's, my older son's. Sheesh! Everytime I take them off the line and throw them in the basket, my bride of 32 years complains that I need to keep them in pairs, sort them by owner, and so on. Now that boys wear those low-cut socks, I don't have a clue what belongs to who. And don't get me started with folding T-shirts, putting in the correct piles, colors, sizes, AAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!! And, whoever heard of folding underwear. I just throw mine in the drawer. Fold underwear! Give me a break. I've got to move to a new place - something on the fifth floor or higher. Jumping out of a ground floor window just isn't effective.
I keep buying bulk packs of all the same socks. That makes mine easy to find, then everyone else is on their own.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Sorry - that links to a morning sock search algorithm. I'm trying to deal with a much more complex problem... sorting/searching straight from the laundry line while Bride is supervising.
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I keep buying bulk packs of all the same socks. That makes mine easy to find, then everyone else is on their own.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Christian Graus wrote:
I keep buying bulk packs of all the same socks
'Zackly what I did in my college and single days - 20 pairs of the same socks, 20 pairs of the same briefs, 20 T-Shirts (different colors - a compromise), and a few pair of jeans (patched of course). Not all that much different today. Most days I go to the office in T-Shirt and jeans. If I have to meet a client, I wear a new T-Shirt and a new pair of jeans. Hey - I'm a classy guy.
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Just can't figure it out. How am I supposed to know which socks are my wife's, my young son's, my daughter's, my older son's. Sheesh! Everytime I take them off the line and throw them in the basket, my bride of 32 years complains that I need to keep them in pairs, sort them by owner, and so on. Now that boys wear those low-cut socks, I don't have a clue what belongs to who. And don't get me started with folding T-shirts, putting in the correct piles, colors, sizes, AAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!! And, whoever heard of folding underwear. I just throw mine in the drawer. Fold underwear! Give me a break. I've got to move to a new place - something on the fifth floor or higher. Jumping out of a ground floor window just isn't effective.
Do what I do - just keep piling them up and pair them up occasionally. When it becomes too much, use them for oil rags or donate them and buy new socks. Well, I don't do it that often, but it has happen once or twice in the last ten years.
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Just can't figure it out. How am I supposed to know which socks are my wife's, my young son's, my daughter's, my older son's. Sheesh! Everytime I take them off the line and throw them in the basket, my bride of 32 years complains that I need to keep them in pairs, sort them by owner, and so on. Now that boys wear those low-cut socks, I don't have a clue what belongs to who. And don't get me started with folding T-shirts, putting in the correct piles, colors, sizes, AAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!! And, whoever heard of folding underwear. I just throw mine in the drawer. Fold underwear! Give me a break. I've got to move to a new place - something on the fifth floor or higher. Jumping out of a ground floor window just isn't effective.
Mark the toes of the socks with a certain color of magic marker. Or buy everybody different brands. And buy yourself black/brown dress socks. Have your wife wear girly shirts, you wear button-up shirts, have your older son wear whatever t-shirts, and have your younger son wear nothing but Power Ranger themed clothing. Don't wear any underwear; if you can get the others to agree to that, then you're all set. :)
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Abu Mami wrote:
while Bride is supervising
"Stack overflow - out of memory error."
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Christian Graus wrote:
I keep buying bulk packs of all the same socks
'Zackly what I did in my college and single days - 20 pairs of the same socks, 20 pairs of the same briefs, 20 T-Shirts (different colors - a compromise), and a few pair of jeans (patched of course). Not all that much different today. Most days I go to the office in T-Shirt and jeans. If I have to meet a client, I wear a new T-Shirt and a new pair of jeans. Hey - I'm a classy guy.
I respect that. I wear metal shirts. They hide me from clients.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Mark the toes of the socks with a certain color of magic marker. Or buy everybody different brands. And buy yourself black/brown dress socks. Have your wife wear girly shirts, you wear button-up shirts, have your older son wear whatever t-shirts, and have your younger son wear nothing but Power Ranger themed clothing. Don't wear any underwear; if you can get the others to agree to that, then you're all set. :)
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Just can't figure it out. How am I supposed to know which socks are my wife's, my young son's, my daughter's, my older son's. Sheesh! Everytime I take them off the line and throw them in the basket, my bride of 32 years complains that I need to keep them in pairs, sort them by owner, and so on. Now that boys wear those low-cut socks, I don't have a clue what belongs to who. And don't get me started with folding T-shirts, putting in the correct piles, colors, sizes, AAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!! And, whoever heard of folding underwear. I just throw mine in the drawer. Fold underwear! Give me a break. I've got to move to a new place - something on the fifth floor or higher. Jumping out of a ground floor window just isn't effective.
In a couple of days from now, The Daily Insider is going to have a link to your post exclaiming the discovery of a new SOCKS protocol that is going to replace HTTP. :cool:
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
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You help with the laundry? :~
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I actually do ALL the laundry in our house. The significant other used to 'do' it all but I got fed up of not having anything clean because she'd been too busy watching TV/sleeping/doing girly stuff. I wash it and dry it but... the only stuff I sort is mine and our son's. Her's go in a pile for her to sort out if she can ever be bothered - which is generally when she needs some clean.
Dave
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In a couple of days from now, The Daily Insider is going to have a link to your post exclaiming the discovery of a new SOCKS protocol that is going to replace HTTP. :cool:
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
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I respect that. I wear metal shirts. They hide me from clients.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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I respect that. I wear metal shirts. They hide me from clients.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Yes, this is the first advice I give all newly married men.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
I've always wondered about Nish and his badly made omelet on his ONLY cooking attempt. Now it all makes perfect sense. :suss:
Workout progress:
Current arm size: 14.4in
Desired arm size: 18in
Next Target: 15.4in by Dec 2010Current training method: HIT
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I've always wondered about Nish and his badly made omelet on his ONLY cooking attempt. Now it all makes perfect sense. :suss:
Workout progress:
Current arm size: 14.4in
Desired arm size: 18in
Next Target: 15.4in by Dec 2010Current training method: HIT
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Hey - finally somebody's trying to work out an algorithm. Not bad. Power Ranger stuff won't go with the young one - although I could just tell him it's special break dance apparel.
Abu Mami wrote:
I could just tell him it's special break dance apparel
Or just cut holes in all his new clothes so they look like they've already been used for a day. ;P
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In a couple of days from now, The Daily Insider is going to have a link to your post exclaiming the discovery of a new SOCKS protocol that is going to replace HTTP. :cool:
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
Use SOAP over SOCKS for a cleaner interface.
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Abu Mami wrote:
I could just tell him it's special break dance apparel
Or just cut holes in all his new clothes so they look like they've already been used for a day. ;P
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Just can't figure it out. How am I supposed to know which socks are my wife's, my young son's, my daughter's, my older son's. Sheesh! Everytime I take them off the line and throw them in the basket, my bride of 32 years complains that I need to keep them in pairs, sort them by owner, and so on. Now that boys wear those low-cut socks, I don't have a clue what belongs to who. And don't get me started with folding T-shirts, putting in the correct piles, colors, sizes, AAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!! And, whoever heard of folding underwear. I just throw mine in the drawer. Fold underwear! Give me a break. I've got to move to a new place - something on the fifth floor or higher. Jumping out of a ground floor window just isn't effective.
Write the name of the owner on the inside of all of the items ... markers are cheap :rolleyes:
Steve _________________ I C(++) therefore I am